Concept information
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political science
American politics and society
United States Supreme Court
civil rights and civil liberties
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social history of crime
courts, corrections, punishments
United States Supreme Court
civil rights and civil liberties
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criminology
key organizations (criminology)
United States Supreme Court
civil rights and civil liberties
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higher education law
key organizations (criminology)
United States Supreme Court
civil rights and civil liberties
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political science
American politics and society
United States Supreme Court
constitutional issues
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social history of crime
courts, corrections, punishments
United States Supreme Court
constitutional issues
Preferred term
freedom of religion
Definition
- Freedom of religion is basic to the American concept of liberty. The First Amendment protects religious freedom with two distinct clauses: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” The Supreme Court applied the Free Exercise Clause to the states in 1940 and the Establishment Clause in 1947. [Source: The Supreme Court A to Z; Religion, Freedom of]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/freedom_of_religion
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